2014–15 Raith Rovers F.C. season

The 2014–15 season was Raith Rovers' sixth consecutive season in the second tier of Scottish football having been promoted from the Scottish Second Division at the end of the 2008–09 season.[3] Raith Rovers also competed in the Challenge Cup, League Cup and the Scottish Cup.

Raith Rovers
2014–15 season
ChairmanTurnbull Hutton (until 14 November 2014)[1]
Alan Young (from 19 December 2014)[2]
ManagerGrant Murray (Until 27 April 2015)
Laurie Ellis (Caretaker)
StadiumStark's Park
Scottish ChampionshipSixth place
Challenge CupFirst round, lost to Dunfermline Athletic
League CupSecond round, lost to Dundee
Scottish CupQuarter-Final, lost to Inverness CT
Highest home attendance6,250
Lowest home attendance788
Average home league attendance2,598

Summary

Management

Raith were led by player-manager Grant Murray for the 2014–15 season as with the previous season, having extended his contract in December 2013, until 2016.[4]

Results & fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre season
9 July 2014[5] FriendlyEdinburgh City2 – 2Raith RoversMeadowbank Stadium
19:30 Gibson  33' (pen.)
Allum  41'		 Raith Report Elliot  25' (pen.)
Nadé  54'		 Attendance: 240
Referee: Stuart
12 July 2014[6] FriendlyRaith Rovers1 – 1St JohnstoneStark's Park
15:00 Nadé  7' Raith Report Wotherspoon  50' Attendance: 1,103
Referee: Clancy
15 July 2014[7] FriendlyRaith Rovers0 – 4York CityStark's Park
19:45 Raith Report Coulson  4'
Straker  24', 33'
Hyde  62'		 Attendance: 838
Referee: Beaton
19 July 2014[8] FriendlyRaith Rovers0 – 1Inverness CTStark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Christie  81' Attendance: 788
Referee: Finnie

Scottish Championship
Main article: 2014–15 Scottish Championship
[9]
9 August 2014 Scottish ChampionshipRaith Rovers3 – 1DumbartonStark's Park
15:00 Watson  56'
Conroy  78'
Nadé  81'		 Raith Report Agnew  90' Attendance: 1,642
Referee: Beaton
16 August 2014 Scottish ChampionshipAlloa Athletic0 – 1Raith RoversRecreation Park
15:00 Raith Report Conroy  4' Attendance: 858
Referee: Muir
23 August 2014 ChampionshipRaith Rovers0 – 4Heart of MidlothianStark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Keatings  13', 28', 58'
Oliver  90'		 Attendance: 6,105
Referee: Charleston
30 August 2014 Scottish ChampionshipCowdenbeath1 – 3Raith RoversCentral Park
15:00 Milne  90' Raith Report Stewart  29'
Vaughan  71'
Conroy  77'		 Attendance: 1,216
Referee: Graham
12 September 2014 Scottish ChampionshipRaith Rovers0 – 4RangersStark's Park
19:45 Raith Report Clark  16'
Black  38'
Law  39'
McCulloch  73' (pen.)		 Attendance: 6,250
Referee: Colvin
20 September 2014 Scottish ChampionshipLivingston0 – 1Raith RoversAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Raith Report Scott  18' Attendance: 1,309
Referee: Madden
27 September 2014 Scottish ChampionshipRaith Rovers0 – 0FalkirkStark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 1,871
Referee: Roache
4 October 2014 Scottish ChampionshipHibernian1 – 1Raith RoversEaster Road
15:00 Robertson  44' Raith Report Nadé  68' Attendance: 9,954
Referee: Beaton
10 October 2014 Scottish ChampionshipRaith Rovers3 – 4Queen of the SouthStark's Park
19:35 Stewart  59', 78'
Nadé  62'		 Raith Report Baird  7'
Reilly  50'
Holt  73'
Lyle  74'
Russell  90'		 Attendance: 1,552
Referee: Muir
18 October 2014 Scottish ChampionshipRangers6 – 1Raith RoversIbrox Stadium
15:00 McCulloch  8'
Law  36'
Miller  55'
Boyd  63'
Daly  84', 90'		 Raith Report Scott  54' Attendance: 33,956
Referee: Robertson
25 October 2014 Scottish ChampionshipRaith Rovers1 – 1Alloa AthleticStark's Park
15:00 Anderson  34' Raith Report Buchanan  14'
Benedictus  81' 		 Attendance: 1,541
Referee: Anderson
8 November 2014 Scottish ChampionshipHearts1 – 0Raith RoversTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Öztürk  5' Raith Report Attendance: 16,372
Referee: Allan
15 November 2014 Scottish ChampionshipRaith Rovers2 – 1CowdenbeathStark's Park
15:00 Moon  58'
Nadé  71'		 Raith Report Oyenuga  35' Attendance: 1,779
Referee: Colvin
22 November 2014 Scottish ChampionshipQueen of the South2 – 0Raith RoversPalmerston Park
17:30 Baird  22'
Reilly  80'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,597
Referee: Finnie
6 December 2014 Scottish ChampionshipRaith Rovers1 – 5LivingstonStark's Park
15:00 Perry  2'
Anderson  45'		 Raith Report White  3' (pen.)
Burchill  23'
Glen  44'
Mullen  78'
McKenna  88'		 Attendance: 1,385
Referee: Allan
13 December 2014 Scottish ChampionshipDumbarton2 – 1Raith RoversDumbarton Football Stadium
15:00 Agnew  20', 88' (pen.) Raith Report Stewart  63' Attendance: 764
Referee: Madden
20 December 2014 Scottish ChampionshipRaith Rovers1 – 3HibernianStark's Park
15:00 McKay  40' Raith Report Cummings  44'
Fontaine  78'
Malonga  81'		 Attendance: 3,166
Referee: Robertson
27 December 2014 Scottish ChampionshipFalkirk0 – 1Raith RoversFalkirk Stadium
17:30 Raith Report Conroy  79' Attendance: 3,358
Referee: Dallas
3 January 2015 Scottish ChampionshipCowdenbeath0 – 1Raith RoversCentral Park
15:00 Raith Report Nadé  89' Attendance: 1,265
Referee: Robertson
17 January 2015 Scottish ChampionshipRaith Rovers2 – 1DumbartonStark's Park
15:00 Conroy  29' (pen.)
Anderson  32'		 Raith Report Megginson  81' Attendance: 1,474
Referee: McKendrick
24 January 2015 Scottish ChampionshipAlloa Athletic0 – 0Raith RoversRecreation Park
15:00 Raith Report Attendance: 914
Referee: Graham
31 January 2015 Scottish ChampionshipHibernian1 – 1Raith RoversEaster Road
15:00 Boyle  46' Raith Report Nadé  90' Attendance: 9,024
Referee: Anderson
14 February 2015 Scottish ChampionshipRaith Rovers2 – 2FalkirkStark's Park
15:00 Vaulks  60' (o.g.)
Callachan  90'		 Raith Report Baird  23' (pen.)
McCracken  68'		 Attendance: 2,092
Referee: Cook
20 February 2015 Scottish ChampionshipRaith Rovers1 – 2RangersStark's Park
19:45 Conroy  70' Raith Report Murdoch  35'
Boyd  54'		 Attendance: 4,604
Referee: Charleston
28 February 2015 Scottish ChampionshipLivingston0 – 2Raith RoversAlmondvale Stadium
15:00 Raith Report Callachan  15'
Vaughan  21'		 Attendance: 972
Referee: Robertson
14 March 2015 Scottish ChampionshipQueen of the South2 – 1Raith RoversPalmerston Park
15:00 Russell  9'
Reilly  39'		 Raith Report Vaughan  20' Attendance: 1,656
Referee: Graham
17 March 2015 Scottish ChampionshipRaith Rovers1 – 3HeartsStark's Park
19:45 Barr  43'
Nadé  65'		 Raith Report McHattie  27'
Walker  79'
King  85'		 Attendance: 4,760
Referee: Salmond
21 March 2015 Scottish ChampionshipRaith Rovers2 – 1Alloa AthleticStark's Park
17:30 Stewart  29'
Vaughan  47'		 Raith Report Buchanan  33' Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Colvin
24 March 2015 Scottish ChampionshipRaith Rovers3 – 0Queen of the SouthStark's Park
19:45 Stewart  23', 78'
Vaughan  82'		 Raith Report Attendance: 1,152
Referee: Charleston
28 March 2015 Scottish ChampionshipRaith Rovers2 – 1HibernianStark's Park
15:00 Stewart  53'
Vaughan  84'		 Raith Report Fyvie  56' Attendance: 3,183
Referee: Muir
4 April 2015 Scottish ChampionshipFalkirk1 – 0Raith RoversFalkirk Stadium
15:00 Vaulks  62' Raith Report Fox  45' Attendance: 4,032
Referee: Robertson
8 April 2015 Scottish ChampionshipRaith Rovers1 – 3CowdenbeathStark's Park
19:45 Stewart  88' Raith Report Nish  33', 61', 80' Attendance: 1,350
Referee: McKendrick
12 April 2015 Scottish ChampionshipRangers4 – 0Raith RoversIbrox Stadium
15:00 Clark  6'
Vučkić  27'
Law  72', 88'		 Raith Report Attendance: 31,427
Referee: Finnie
18 April 2015 Scottish ChampionshipHearts2 – 1Raith RoversTynecastle Stadium
15:00 Nicholson  34'
El Hassnaoui  56'		 Raith Report Elliot  66' Attendance: 15,405
Referee: Collum
25 April 2015 Scottish ChampionshipRaith Rovers0 – 4LivingstonStark's Park
15:00 Raith Report Fordyce  19'
Sives  49'
Mullen  55'
Barr  71' (o.g.)		 Attendance: 1,766
Referee: Graham
2 May 2015 Scottish ChampionshipDumbarton2 – 2Raith RoversDumbarton Football Stadium
12:15 Kirkpatrick  21'
Agnew  78'		 Raith Report Stewart  53'
Vaughan  60'		 Attendance: 801
Referee: Northcroft

Scottish Challenge Cup
Main article: 2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup
26 July 2014 Round 1Dunfermline AthleticP – PRaith RoversEast End Park
15:00 BBC Report Referee: McLean
Note: Postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.
5 August 2014 Round 1Dunfermline Athletic1 – 0Raith RoversEast End Park
19:45 Millen  82' Raith Report Attendance: 4,230
Referee: Muir

Scottish League Cup
Main article: 2014–15 Scottish League Cup
2 August 2014 Round 1Raith Rovers4 – 2 (a.e.t.)Forfar AthleticStark's Park
15:00 Conroy  34'
Elliot  65' (pen.), 103'
Young  118' (o.g.)		 Raith Report Denholm  25', 75' Attendance: 1,143
Referee: Colvin
26 August 2014 Round 2Dundee4 – 0Raith RoversDens Park
19:45 Stewart  3'
McGinn  43'
MacDonald  59'
Boyle  70'		 Raith Report Attendance: 2,645
Referee: Clancy

Scottish Cup
Main article: 2014–15 Scottish Cup
1 November 2014 Round 3Linlithgow Rose0 – 2Raith RoversPrestonfield
14:00 Raith Report Conroy  68' (pen.)
Watson  86'		 Attendance: 2,250
Referee: McKendrick
29 November 2014 Round 4Stirling Albion0 – 2Raith RoversForthbank Stadium
15:00 Raith Report McKay  44'
Anderson  54'		 Attendance: 912
Referee: Aitken
8 February 2015 Round 5Rangers1 – 2Raith RoversIbrox Stadium
15:00 Vučkić  62' Raith Report Conroy  54'
Nadé  75'		 Attendance: 11,422
Referee: Madden
10 March 2015 Quarter-FinalInverness CT1 – 0Raith RoversCaledonian Stadium
19:45 Devine  63' Raith Report Attendance: 2,276
Referee: Allan

Fife Cup
12 August 2014 Fife CupBurntisland Shipyard1 – 2Raith RoversRecreation Park
19:00 McPhail  4' Burntisland Shipyard Report Robertson  27'
Callachan  33'		 Referee: Lambie

Player statistics

Captain
No. P Name Country No. games Notes
2 DF Jason Thomson 43 Club captain

Last updated: 2 May 2015
Source: Competitive match reports.
Competitive matches only
Matches started as captain only
Country: FIFA nationality; No.: Squad number; P: Position; Name: Player name; No. Games: Number of games started as captain.

Squad
[10]Last updated 2 May 2015
No. Pos Nat Player TotalScottish ChampionshipChallenge CupLeague CupScottish Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Kevin Cuthbert 1007+001+002+000+00
2 DF Jason Thomson 43036+001+002+004+00
3 DF Ross Perry 16010+101+002+002+00
4 DF Paul Watson 43236+011+002+004+01
5 DF Dougie Hill 12010+100+000+001+00
6 MF Liam Fox 29022+301+001+002+00
7 MF Grant Anderson 37422+930+000+204+01
8 MF Kevin Moon 27118+510+001+002+10
9 FW Mark Stewart 411026+8101+002+003+10
10 FW Calum Elliot 18311+510+001+021+00
11 MF Martin Scott 32221+521+002+002+10
12 MF Ross Callachan 31221+420+100+202+10
14 MF Ryan Conroy 42929+661+002+012+22
16 MF Lewis Vaughan 26712+971+001+100+20
17 GK Ross Laidlaw 707+000+000+000+00
18 FW Dale Carrick 200+100+000+001+00
19 MF Barrie McKay 25216+710+000+002+01
20 GK David McGurn 26022+000+000+004+00
23 DF Rory McKeown 43036+001+002+004+00
24 DF Laurie Ellis 705+100+000+100+00
25 DF Grant Murray 000+000+000+000+00
27 FW Christian Nadé 33716+1161+002+003+01
29 MF Liam McCroary 000+000+000+000+00
30 FW Callum Robertson 100+100+000+000+00
31 MF Ross Matthews 101+000+000+000+00
32 DF David Bates 000+000+000+000+00
33 MF Kieran Campbell 000+000+000+000+00
34 FW Jonny Court 000+000+000+000+00
35 GK Scott Law 000+000+000+000+00
36 DF Elliot Ford 000+000+000+000+00
55 DF Craig Barr 13112+010+000+001+00

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches.

Last updated May 2015
Nation Position Name Scottish Championship Challenge Cup League Cup Scottish Cup Total
GKRoss Laidlaw 0000000000
GKDavid McGurn 0000000000
GKKevin Cuthbert 0000000000
GKScott Law 0000000000
DFLaurie Ellis 0000000000
DFDougie Hill 3000000030
DFGrant Murray 0000000000
DFJason Thomson 4000101060
DFDavid Bates 0000000000
DFPaul Watson 5000000050
DFCraig Barr 3000000030
DFRory McKeown 0000000000
DFRoss Perry 0110102041
DFElliot Ford 0000000000
MFRoss Callachan 6000000060
MFLewis Vaughan 1000000010
MFGrant Anderson 2000100030
MFKevin Moon 5000100060
MFRoss Matthews 0000000000
MFLiam McCroary 0000000000
MFLiam Fox 3100000031
MFMartin Scott 70100020100
MFKieran Campbell 0000000000
MFRyan Conroy 0000000000
MFBarrie McKay 1000000010
FWCallum Robertson 0000000000
FWCalum Elliot 1000100020
FWChristian Nadé 6100000061
FWJonny Court 0000000000
FWMark Stewart 1000000010
FWDale Carrick 0000000000

Team statistics

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Queen of the South 36 17 9 10 58 41 +17 60 Qualification for the Premiership play-off quarter-final
5 Falkirk 36 14 11 11 48 48 0 53
6 Raith Rovers 36 12 7 17 42 65 −23 43
7 Dumbarton 36 9 7 20 36 79 −43 34
8 Livingston[lower-alpha 1] 36 8 8 20 41 53 −12 27
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. Livingston were deducted 5 points due to failure of tax payments.

Division summary
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GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHHAHAHHAHAAHA
ResultWWLWLWDDLLDLWLLLLWWWWDDDLWLLWWLLLLLD
Position124333334545556777666666666666666666
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2015. Source: [11]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Management statistics
Last updated on 2 May 2015
Name From To P W D L Win%[nb 1]
Grant Murray[12] 26 July 2014 Present 43 16 6 21 037.21

Notes
  1. Win% is the percentage of matches won rounded to two decimal places.
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References
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  2. "New Chairman Appointed". Raith Rovers FC. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  3. "Raith Rovers : History 1975 to date". Statto. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
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  5. "Further Pre Season Friendly Confirmed". Raith Rovers FC. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  6. "Cup Winners to face Cup Winners!!". Raith Rovers FC. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  7. "First Friendly for 14/15". Raith Rovers FC. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  8. "More Friendly Fun …". Raith Rovers FC. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
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